Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-21
State AFFAIRS.
Another Prolonged Debate onthe Rail-
way Commission Bill Expected
in the Senate To-Day.
How the Members OF the Special Com
mittee on the Judge willis Case
Are Believed 20 Stand.
8 Strong Effort to BE Made to Cut Down
the Salaries of Department Clerks
Rows Over New Counties
GREER COUNTY.


Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Ten, Feb. 2O.-Some of the
advocates OF the Greer county bill say
that unless the state validiates the title to
lands already settled on by actual bons
tide settlers these men will be adrift as 1t
were or sea. They can claim no title
either under the United States or state
government.
WILL CUT DOWN THE SALARIES.
This has been an unusually quiet day IN
ard around the state capital. even for
Sunday. Only few Senators and mem
bers were seen in the chambers of either
house, and they seemed to be writing let
tiers. One prominent member told THE
GAZETTE reporter to sharpen his pencil
when the appropriation bill came up, for
there were going to be lively times, for a
great many me nbers were determined to
cut down the clerks salaries He thought
that competent men could be had to I'LL
these positions for less money than So
day, which he claimed was being paid
in some OF the departments.
STILL UNDER AMUSEMENT.
The readers of The GAZETTE who have
read the accounts of the proceedings in
the Judge Willis investigation before the
special committee appointed by the
House of Representatives to inquire into
his conduct as district Judge, can have
but slight conception of the Importance
attached to it AID the untiriGg interest
manifested by all classes of people st the
state capital during it's progress. And
now, that the evidence and the law have
been thoroughly canvassed BY able and eIo-
quent counsel, and the many witnesses
have departed for their homes in the Pan
handle, the public await with feyeflsh ill.,
patience the finding of the committe.
Though it would not do to speculate on
possibilities or probabilities, there are
strong reasons to believe that three of the
committee are in favor of reporting ar
ticles of Impeachment at an early dav,
while fourth is hating between two
opinions and will probably Join in q ma
iOrlty report. The committee met at
late hour yesterday evening but their
consultation was secret.
NEW COUNTIES.
If there is anything that will verify the
old adage, that ''the good men do is
buried with them, but the evil men do
lives after them, so far as the Lesisla-
ture is concerned, it VIII be felt by the
faithful members, who are trying to
recon lie the rival factions of their CON
stituents il the matter of creating new
counties. The attempt to create the
counties of Ross and Willie, has raised
;Ow almost equal to Tim Finnigan's
wake" and 1guratively speaking,
there will be some hard knocks
before any results are reached,
while the legislators themselves will feel
like the man who interfered in a family
quarrel. DR.. Camp and Mr.. Cnristen-
berry are pitted against each other and
Hon. Alex Pope wants to see the man
that twill tread on the tail OF me coat"
There will be new counties on the half
shell, raw and stewed before this Legis-
lature adjDUrns.
WANTS TwO-FIFTHS OF THE FUND.
The Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege asks for two-ffths of the University
fund. This claim promises to give rise
to an interesting discussion between the
faculty and friends of the College anu the
University before the matter is adjusted.
RAPID LEGISLATION.
Both houses are getting down TO bust
ness in earnest. The Senate prolongs the
morning sessions into the afternoon
hours, while the House has adopted the
plan OF holding morning and even
ing sessions. Both houses turned
out a creditable amount of work yester-
day, and cleared the decks for action
and got everything in ship shape" for
future legislation In this connection,
Lieutenant Governor Wheeler and
Speaker PendIeton are making excellent
pres ding officers, and business is greatly
facilitated by their prompt rulings.
WILL COME Up TO DAY
The railroad commission bill will come
up again tomorrow and another warm
debate is expected in the Senate. This
is considered one of the most important
bills introduced this session, AID is at
tracing no inconsijera5e part of the at
tentiOn Of members In both houses.